NEW YORK, N.Y.- Saint John’s Abbey and University announced the gift of an Apostles Edition of The Saint John’s Bible to The Morgan Library & Museum in New York City. The Apostles Edition was given to the Morgan by Saint John’s University on behalf of Hella Mears Hueg and Bill Hueg, and will be formally presented in a private ceremony at the Morgan this afternoon. The Saint John’s Bible is the only handwritten and illuminated Bible commissioned by a Benedictine Monastery since the advent of the printing press more than 500 years ago. The Apostles Edition is a work of art in itself, a fine art reproduction of the original manuscript with handdrawn elements throughout. Only 12 sets of the Apostles Edition were created; the first set was presented to His Holiness Pope Benedict the XVI in 2008, and now the second set is being presented to the Morgan. The Morgan